Police were called to Mary Black Hospital Thursday morning in reference to a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office reports.

The report said a 34-year-old Spartanburg man was cleaning his Sig Sauer Mosquito .22 caliber semi automatic pistol when the man said he did not take the magazine all the way out of the pistol and the gun went off.

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The bullet traveled through the man's left lower leg on a downward angle and exited into the flood, according to the police report.

The man's father was present at the time of the shooting, the report said.

The report said police cleared the weapon and would not be needed for the investigation.